New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-10
SCHOLTEN SURVIVORS HERE.
THIRTY-THREE COME ON THE P. CALAND.
THEY LOST THEIR CLOTHING AND OTHER EFFECTS
MIR KYNY0N,s TERRIRLE FxPERI. NCE


MR.. KHNYoNs TERRIBLE FxPERI'NcE
The steamer p Caland dropped anchor at QuaraStlnc
about o'clock last night and thirty-three of her
passengers saw with singular interest the shore
lights cleaning through the darkness, and looked
toward the land that at time they never hoped
to see They tho survivors who escaped from
the horrors of the wreck Of the schocn. The p
Caland sailed from Rotterdam on November 20 and
made fairly fast trip for a ship Of her class Tn
fortunately She arrived hero too late 10 land her
passengers, the survivors Of the schoten had TO
spend the night on board. They will be landed this
morning at Pier c, Jersey City.
When last night reporter rowed alongside Of the
T. Caand most Of them were on deck They leaned
on the bulwarfs, smoking and chatting. German was
the language in which most OF them talked and the
greater proportion OF them knew no other But
they knew Engll-h word, and in answer to the
reporters repeated inquiries, they replied 10 morrow
tomorrow -
Among the p. Caland's cabin passengers were H. Il.
Kenyon and C. Bromoosky who on the Scholtcn,
the former In the first cabin the latter in the second
Cabin and stccragc passengers are alike destitute so
far as portable personal property concerned 1t all
went down with the schotcn They will need all the
soicitudc Of their friends, If they have any
YOUNG KENYoN's STORY OF THE WRECK.
H. X. Kenyon IS fortunate In this respect Mr..
Kenyon Is young artist whose visits 10 Europe In
parents live lille, near Providence, 4. l. 1t
will be remembered that at first his name was cabled
across among the missing; but that IT came later
as one Of the thirteen saved In spite Of their num-
hcr His brother Waiter > keny on and hS uncle, D. u
Rodman have been In New York for the last lew
days, expecting his arrival Last night they Went
down to Quarantine with 'nstOm House permit, 10
try to get aboard the T. Caland to welcome the rea
tvcs fortunately and 50 UNEXPECTEDLY restored 10
their whole purpose but they went alongside and from
the small boat exchanged greetings. Ihey tuhed
over the event that canc so near parting them forever
This IS the story Henry Kenyon had TO tell:
" 1t was Just midnight when tho scholten was run
crash camc without tho slightest warning. The
steamer sank 80 quickly that there was no time TO
vailed was terrible. seized lifc,Lclt
and waited for the end ,., ,.,,c'. couldn't ,Innd
awful Down she went and found myself in the water.
The officers OF the ship stool AZ their posts to the last
forty Dutch women with two or three or more chill
drcn apiece" strncS on, winning Tor my lie' MY
belt only kept my head Just above water.
SWIMMING ABOUT IN THE SEA.
81 drifted about. moving mp AMI down on the waves
now and then swallowing monhful OF salt water AMI
yelling for help At last l saw big hull loom up
through the fox. | was afraid was going to be run
down and ont Of the way. saw her pass by with
men hanging the side throwing ropes and boards.
got hold OF Of the pieces Of wood ani rested on it.
was surrounded in the water by many others of my
fellow passengers. once in while of them would
give up IeEumbcl by cold and sink out OF sight Twice
was seized by tho shoulders in the frantic grasp Of
drowning men who tried to lift themselves mp and get
little more breath. They almost pule me OF the log
to which / was clin-ing but freed myself. At
last was picked mp AMI taken on board little steamer
where | slowly AMI painfully recovered |
WAS quito dazed for a long time"
Waiter Kenyon, speaking OF his brother to reporter,
said: We must him ashore sOOn As We can, ana
give him bath and new clothes. Those are what
he needs most"
Among the steerasc passengers the woman schneider
ha, an interesting sOrl tell she was picked ur h0lt-
ing on q mattress. toroomsky, the second cain
Experience but indeed that the common let OF all
the passcngcrs rescued.